Henry Fast ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 28 October 1850. ⁵

1850 US Census
Page 503A, Roll 658, Dwelling 83, Family 83
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Henry Fast..10..OH
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 1 June 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 2, Roll 930, Dwelling 13, Family 13
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Henry Martin..20..OH..Farmer
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 22 June 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 2, Dwelling 8, Family 8, Roll 1169
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Henry Fast..30..Farmer
(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 8 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 233D, District 93, Family 82, Roll 0991
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Henry Fast..Self..40..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife, daughter, and nephew.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 3 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 16, Dwelling 15, Family 15
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
farm owned, no mortgage
married 36 years
Henry Fast..Head..Jan 1840..60..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and mother.)
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• He was buried on 10 February 1916 in the Grove Street Cemetery in New London, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #29990953
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Henry married Mary T. Crittenden on 19 May 1864 in Ashland County, OH.^{1 2 3 4} (Mary T. Crittenden was born on 22 February 1843 in Ohio,^{3 4 7 10 11} died on 5 April 1925 ^{2 11} and was buried after 5 April 1925 in New London, OH ¹¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 22 June 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 2, Dwelling 8, Family 8, Roll 1169
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Henry Fast..30..Farmer
Mary Fast..27..House Keeper
Carrie D. Fast..5
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 8 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 233D, District 93, Family 82, Roll 0991
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Henry Fast..Self..40..OH..Farmer
Mary T. Fast..Wife..37..OH..Keeping House
Carrie D. Fast..Daughter..15..OH
John Fast..Nephew..14..OH..Works On Farm

NOTE - Henry Fast had only one nephew named John, and he was John T. Fast, the son of Martin V. Fast. He was born on 15 Feb 1865 which would have made him 15 years old at the time of this 1880 census. That age is very close but not exactly the age of 14 that was given for this nephew living with Henry and Mary.

John T. Fast, was living with his father, Martin, and mother, Grace Ann McCray and was enumerated with them on their 1880 Census on 5 Jun 1880 which was 3 days prior to the enumeration for Henry Fast and his family. They lived in nearby Ruggles Township in Ashland County. The exact distance between the farms of the two families is not known and may have been very close if they both lived near adjacent boundaries between Ruggles and Troy Townships.

The nephew John that was living with Henry Fast must have been the same exact person as John T. Fast, son of Martin Fast, as he could have been enumerated twice, or he could have been a different nephew whose parentage is not yet known, or he could have been someone who was not really a nephew but perhaps a cousin.
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 3 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 16, Dwelling 15, Family 15
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
farm owned, no mortgage
married 36 years
Henry Fast..Head..Jan 1840..60..OH..Farmer
Mary T. Fast..Wife..Feb 1843..57..OH..1/1
Margaret Fast..Mother..Apr 1819..81..PA..12/10
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